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tomm2thumbs

(13,297 posts)
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 05:44 PM Jan 2016

Bernie Knocks It Out of the Park on Face the Nation - OMG




ON. FIRE.

I can't explain it, but Bernie Sanders has cracked through a new layer in his candidacy and is rising to the challenge of these Sunday shows in a big way. He is looking steady, strong and completely focused.

This ship is going up and I don't see anything in its path.



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Bernie Knocks It Out of the Park on Face the Nation - OMG (Original Post) tomm2thumbs Jan 2016 OP
When We Stand Together - No Citizen Need Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Jan 2016 #1
Very well done. A good interview. R&K nt longship Jan 2016 #2
Bernie did fantastic. Even I was a bit surprised at how well he fielded those gotcha questions 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #3
He's showing us the path that leads away from poverty and violence. Gregorian Jan 2016 #4
He turns these guys around back to his own message beautifully. pa28 Jan 2016 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author tex-wyo-dem Jan 2016 #24
This was more like "Face the Charges".... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #6
K & R. Bernie aced it. He seems like a person who performs very well under attack appalachiablue Jan 2016 #7
He's in his zone and it shows tomm2thumbs Jan 2016 #8
Bernie answers questions and corrects false assumptions pangaia Jan 2016 #9
His message has always been great. And he is just getting better and better and better. highprincipleswork Jan 2016 #10
Yep! Practice is making more perfect, as they say. n/t 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #11
It's called experience and wisdom. n/t WHEN CRABS ROAR Jan 2016 #28
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #12
So many say we can not... tecelote Jan 2016 #13
The second best thing about this thread after Bernie himself... mak3cats Jan 2016 #14
Kickin & screamin jhart3333 Jan 2016 #15
K&R! Duval Jan 2016 #16
You know, Bill Helen Borg Jan 2016 #17
Waiting times for healthcare visits?! paleotn Jan 2016 #18
Agreed! I hear this plenty when talking to RW friends. Jackilope Jan 2016 #19
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Jan 2016 #20
Very good interview! Bernblu Jan 2016 #21
Boom. mac2766 Jan 2016 #22
on Fire and then some tomm2thumbs Jan 2016 #23
This is precisely why Clinton is spectacularly bad at these sorts of things, and Gene Debs Jan 2016 #25
"If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything." - Mark Twain, Notebook, 1894 - n/t ieoeja Jan 2016 #27
THIS^... is why THEY are scared. We're going to do this! AzDar Jan 2016 #26
He makes too much damn sense!!! LiberalLovinLug Jan 2016 #29
I watched that as it aired. It was sublime, considering the national stage that is FTN. A lot more ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2016 #30
 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
3. Bernie did fantastic. Even I was a bit surprised at how well he fielded those gotcha questions
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 06:02 PM
Jan 2016

Bam! .. out of the park.

Bam! .. another home run.

Bam! .. wow, again!!


Yes it was a delight to watch, and a bonus to watch how the interviewers face withered
and tightened after each brilliant reply by Bernie.

pa28

(6,145 posts)
5. He turns these guys around back to his own message beautifully.
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 06:24 PM
Jan 2016

Two fantastic Sunday show appearances for Bernie today. He's peaking at just the right time!

Response to pa28 (Reply #5)

appalachiablue

(41,132 posts)
7. K & R. Bernie aced it. He seems like a person who performs very well under attack
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 06:40 PM
Jan 2016

from all I've seen. That's a given for the political field, or else certain doom.

John Dickerson is one of the most intelligent, articulate and fair journalists on cable. Not only with Bernie.
Kudos to Dickerson, good man what I've observed.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
9. Bernie answers questions and corrects false assumptions
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 07:45 PM
Jan 2016

without belittling, ridiculing, insulting, distorting and best of all, without lying!

 

highprincipleswork

(3,111 posts)
10. His message has always been great. And he is just getting better and better and better.
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 07:51 PM
Jan 2016

This is the kind of leader that I want.

tecelote

(5,122 posts)
13. So many say we can not...
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 07:59 PM
Jan 2016

If many other countries can, why can't we?

What's wrong with Hillary and Krugman's America that we can not be as good as other first world countries?

Bernie believes America is Great and he believes we can.

mak3cats

(1,573 posts)
14. The second best thing about this thread after Bernie himself...
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 08:03 PM
Jan 2016

...is that there is no one in here raining on his parade. (I was going to say "shitting on it" but I really don't like vulgar imagery.)

Helen Borg

(3,963 posts)
17. You know, Bill
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 08:09 PM
Jan 2016

Bernie is angry because he has a soul and convictions about what it right, people can tell. You have lost your soul long ago with all your triangulations.

paleotn

(17,917 posts)
18. Waiting times for healthcare visits?!
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 08:10 PM
Jan 2016

...Is he out of his bleeping mind?!! My GP is booked a month or more in advance and I'm screwed unless there's a cancellation at a time I can fit into my schedule. And I have damn good, corporate paid coverage. The dermo guy is even worse! 2 months last I checked. My spouse does concierge medicine. It's pricey, but we can afford it. The vast, vast majority of Americans cannot. She gets an appointment whenever she needs one and spends upwards of 30 to 45 minutes with the MD. He knows her and her medical history very well. My GP barely knows my name, much less my history. Luckily, I have few complaints, so it's no big deal. Yep, best medical system in the world, if you can afford it.

Jackilope

(819 posts)
19. Agreed! I hear this plenty when talking to RW friends.
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 08:26 PM
Jan 2016

I also hear the argument, "Canadians coming across the border because of their health care." I find it far fetched and if Canada were to vote for US system vs theirs would bet they would never give up their universal healthcare.

 

Gene Debs

(582 posts)
25. This is precisely why Clinton is spectacularly bad at these sorts of things, and
Mon Jan 25, 2016, 01:06 PM
Jan 2016

Sanders excels—it's because you don't have to try to connect Sanders' stated positions on the issues with his track record. He says what he believes and has always believed, and his record jibes completely with it, so he doesn't have to constantly keep from tripping himself up. Very little, if anything, that Clinton says matches her public policy record, which is why watching her have to answer pointed questions is like watching a three-legged giraffe tumbling down an escalator.

 

ieoeja

(9,748 posts)
27. "If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything." - Mark Twain, Notebook, 1894 - n/t
Mon Jan 25, 2016, 01:24 PM
Jan 2016

LiberalLovinLug

(14,173 posts)
29. He makes too much damn sense!!!
Mon Jan 25, 2016, 03:09 PM
Jan 2016

His proposals are not "pie in the sky". It is just that the 1% have been gorging on that pie all to themselves for decades now. Its time to pull that pie back down to earth.

 

ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)
30. I watched that as it aired. It was sublime, considering the national stage that is FTN. A lot more
Mon Jan 25, 2016, 04:26 PM
Jan 2016

...people saw this than see him on any of the cable nets. And Bernie inspired. His delivery of his message is clear and precise and he expresses his vision with ease because it's who he is. He doesn't have to be fake. He is confident in his message and let's his message do all the work for him. His message is moving a restless beast in America. America is #FeelingtheBern!

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